Average Error: 0.2 → 0.0
Time: 2.6s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{6 \cdot \left(x - 1\right)}{\left(x + 1\right) + 4 \cdot \sqrt{x}}\]
↓
\[\frac{6}{\frac{\left(x + 1\right) + 4 \cdot \sqrt{x}}{x - 1}}\]
\frac{6 \cdot \left(x - 1\right)}{\left(x + 1\right) + 4 \cdot \sqrt{x}}
↓
\frac{6}{\frac{\left(x + 1\right) + 4 \cdot \sqrt{x}}{x - 1}}
double code(double x) {
	return ((double) (((double) (6.0 * ((double) (x - 1.0)))) / ((double) (((double) (x + 1.0)) + ((double) (4.0 * ((double) sqrt(x))))))));
}
↓
double code(double x) {
	return ((double) (6.0 / ((double) (((double) (((double) (x + 1.0)) + ((double) (4.0 * ((double) sqrt(x)))))) / ((double) (x - 1.0))))));
}

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Target

Original0.2
Target0.0
Herbie0.0
\[\frac{6}{\frac{\left(x + 1\right) + 4 \cdot \sqrt{x}}{x - 1}}\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 0.2

    \[\frac{6 \cdot \left(x - 1\right)}{\left(x + 1\right) + 4 \cdot \sqrt{x}}\]
  2. Using strategy rm

  3. Applied associate-/l*0.0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{6}{\frac{\left(x + 1\right) + 4 \cdot \sqrt{x}}{x - 1}}}\]

  4. Final simplification0.0

    \[\leadsto \frac{6}{\frac{\left(x + 1\right) + 4 \cdot \sqrt{x}}{x - 1}}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020150 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "Data.Approximate.Numerics:blog from approximate-0.2.2.1"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (/ 6.0 (/ (+ (+ x 1.0) (* 4.0 (sqrt x))) (- x 1.0)))

  (/ (* 6.0 (- x 1.0)) (+ (+ x 1.0) (* 4.0 (sqrt x)))))